QD04
category
Asymptomatic colonization of the skin by virulent or therapy resistant bacteria
Definition
The presence on the skin of bacteria which may pose an elevated risk of disease either to the carrier or to others as a result of therapy resistance or increased virulence.
Exclusions
Also indexed as
Asymptomatic colonization of the skin by virulent or therapy resistant bacteriaAsymptomatic skin colonization by MRSAAsymptomatic skin colonization by PVL producing Staphylococcus aureusAsymptomatic skin colonization by Panton-Valentine leucocidin producing Staphylococcus aureusAsymptomatic skin colonization by community-acquired MRSAAsymptomatic skin colonization by community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureusAsymptomatic skin colonization by hospital-acquired MRSAAsymptomatic skin colonization by hospital-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureusAsymptomatic skin colonization by methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureusAsymptomatic skin colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus